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Mystères

Original title: Mysteries
  • 1978
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
337
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Mystères (1978)
DramaMystery

A wealthy visitor to a small town befriends a midget and gets involved with two women as his behaviour becoming ever stranger.A wealthy visitor to a small town befriends a midget and gets involved with two women as his behaviour becoming ever stranger.A wealthy visitor to a small town befriends a midget and gets involved with two women as his behaviour becoming ever stranger.

  • Director
    • Paul de Lussanet
  • Writers
    • Knut Hamsun
    • Paul de Lussanet
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Sylvia Kristel
    • David Rappaport
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    337
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul de Lussanet
    • Writers
      • Knut Hamsun
      • Paul de Lussanet
    • Stars
      • Rutger Hauer
      • Sylvia Kristel
      • David Rappaport
    • 13User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Johan Nagel
    Sylvia Kristel
    Sylvia Kristel
    • Dany Kielland
    David Rappaport
    David Rappaport
    • The Midget
    Rita Tushingham
    Rita Tushingham
    • Martha Gude
    Andréa Ferréol
    Andréa Ferréol
    • Kamma
    Kees Brusse
    Kees Brusse
    • Dr. Stenersen
    Liesbeth List
    Liesbeth List
    • Mrs. Stenersen
    Fons Rademakers
    Fons Rademakers
    • Chief Constable
    Marina de Graaf
    Marina de Graaf
    • Sara
    Adrian Brine
    Adrian Brine
    • Hotel Owner
    Siem Vroom
    • Bailiff
    Lex van Delden
    • Student
    Vivien Heilbron
    Vivien Heilbron
    • Frederikke
    • (as Vivian Heilbron)
    Peter Faber
    • Karlsen
    • Director
      • Paul de Lussanet
    • Writers
      • Knut Hamsun
      • Paul de Lussanet
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    User reviews13

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    8estel377

    A faithful adaptation...

    of a wonderful book. Rutger Hauer is at his best. The only thing that puzzled me was the ending, I did not understand the need to change the original ending of the book, it just doesn't make sense.

    This film is very rare to find, but not the book, so if you want to read a masterpiece, here's your chance.
    7Hitchcoc

    Interesting

    This is a fascinating little film. It is based on a Knut Hamsun novel. It stars Rutger Hauer as an enigmatic agronomist who finds himself in a small town near the ocean. It has a truly European flavor. He is long on ambition and very lonely. He becomes a puzzle to the people in the town, despised by some. He befriends a midget, whom the locals actually call "Midget." He falls in love with a vain woman who rejects him and manipulates. He falls back on an older woman who lives in a hovel on the side of a hill. He seems desperate, but he is so darned weird and so full of mysteries that no one can really figure him out. He is obviously despairing of a previous life and can't seem to move ahead. He is very strong and self centered in some respects; yet, he is fragile and self destructive in others. The midget is his true friend and we find out that he has great sympathy for his plight (he is ill treated daily by the villagers), yet we find him, at times, almost as cruel as the townspeople. He becomes angry at the midget because he doesn't stand up for himself, yet he is totally closed up himself. The strength and the weakness of the film is our lack of concrete connection to the man. He is likable at times and so irrational at others. It's a film well worth watching. It was filmed on the Isle of Mann which adds to its mysterious nature.
    csm2

    A good adaptation of Hamsun's most famous work

    Although this is a good adaptation of Hamsun's most well know novel,a more realistic,if somewhat depressing, film called "Hunger" that was made in Norway in 1966 captures the feel of his work even better. This film by Henning Carlson is difficult to find but worth seeing out. It depicts Hamsun's struggle as an aspiring artist to survive in Christianna,now Oslo, where he faces starvation. Per Oscarsson and Gunnel Lindblom(from Ingmar Bergman's films) are the lead actors and do a terrific job of portraying the lead characters. I don't know if it is available in VHS or DVD but "Mysteries" did come out in VHS format although,as yet, I have not seen it on DVD.
    m_a_coleman2000

    Tries but fails

    have watched this movie over 10 times but I still do not get what is going on. I want to believe that the movie tried to follow the book but failed eithier due to budget cuts or crappy editing. I am guessing a combo. The performance of Danny is laughable, Hauer tries to be good, Rappaport excellent. To tell you the truth, Rappaport is the only reason I watched the film in the first place. His performance stands out from all others and was great. Anyway, If you are not a diehard fan of any of the actors, do not watch it. Not worth anyones time.
    6sergelamarche

    Not explained

    The stranger in a small town looking for love ? It seems strange and the story does not make too much sense to me. Clearly a mystery. Other than that there is a sense of eroticism. Very light.

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      Rutger Hauer learned to play the violin for this movie.

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1978 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Evil Mysteries
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Man
    • Production companies
      • Odessa Films
      • Sigma Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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